From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

"Yes!"

Luo Yuncheng stood at attention and saluted, his dress shoes making a sharp snapping sound.

"There's no need to be so formal, today's work is over, you can go back." Qi Jinhui waved his hand and started to walk away, calling a guard to accompany him as he left.

Luo Yuncheng watched him reach the door, hesitated to speak several times, but in the end still asked, "Staff Officer, should I be transferred to the Special Forces?"

Qi Jinhui stopped in his tracks, looked back at him, and after a moment of thought, tapped the notebook he was carrying and said:

"The files here are organized by Source Energy Level into forty groups, there are ten groups above you, totaling over ten thousand people.

"However, most of the files here haven't been looked at, because Mr. Lu and Captain Jian only reviewed the five groups above level thirty-six.

"To tell you the truth, your level does not meet the recruitment standards of the Special Forces.

"The reason you were notified to come for an interview is because Mr. Lu searched for the 'Fighter' class and found it.

"There are two 'Fighter' files, and you are the one with the lower level.

"Whether you want to join the Special Forces or not, I won't advise you. I can only tell you that this team is only under the jurisdiction of the Battle Zone Command Center.

"To put it simply, this team nominally obeys the orders of only one person."

After finishing, Qi Jinhui turned around and left.

Leaving Luo Yuncheng standing there, stunned.

He had initially heard that this newly formed Superpower Special Forces was a mercenary sequence, so he instinctively resisted a bit.

Now, after hearing Qi Jinhui's explanation, he realized how unique this team was.

Such a unique team, it was clear without even thinking that it was meant to carry out extremely special missions.

When he answered questions earlier, he said he hoped to maximize his own value, and that wasn't a lie.

He didn't really care much about military rank; he just wanted to maximize his value and not waste his abilities.

According to the thinking of a normal person, it would definitely be better to stay within the military sequence for a brighter future.

However, after hearing the Staff Officer's words, he understood that this Special Forces would inevitably be an existence beyond any normal sequence.

After returning to his original unit, he went to see his instructor and expressed his desire to be transferred to the Special Forces. After approval, he reported to Dragon Power Base on the third day.

...

Meanwhile, Lu Heng and the two others met up with the five guards and then called Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, and Xie Shi'en over, and they all had a meal together.

At the beginning, they chatted about relationships and the battles they had fought side by side.

Later, they talked about recent happenings, with everyone developing well.

Finally, Wu Weibing took the initiative to ask about the purpose of this get-together.

When he first said he wanted to meet, he knew there must be a matter of importance.

In the Abyss Era, the more capable one was, the busier they would be; without serious business, it was hard to gather everyone together.

Chen Zihang and Wu Weibing were the closest and briefly talked about the Hidden Dragon Superpower Special Team matter, expressing the hope that he would come and be responsible for logistics.

Wu Weibing asked a few questions, and upon learning that Jian Qing and Chen Zihang had both confirmed their transfer into the Special Forces, he immediately slapped the table and agreed to the transfer.

In fact, he already held a fairly important information technology management position in his original unit, with great prospects for future development.

However, having worked with Lu Heng, Jian Qing, and Chen Zihang on many missions before, he was very clear about the kind of people they were.

Following such individuals, the tasks at hand could never be trivial.

He was originally in logistics, and taking over logistics for this Special Forces meant he would be the head of logistics.

This position was important, and taking part in significant matters with such veterans, he did not hesitate to agree.

...

After Wu Weibing joined, the logistics framework of the Special Forces was also put in place, and what remained was filling in the ranks with more people.

Logistically speaking, selecting staff for support roles offers a broader range of choices because there are no specific combat power requirements; as long as someone has sufficient working ability and good teamwork, that is enough.

Therefore, the selection of support personnel can be entirely left to Wu Weibing and the Battle Zone staff.

On the third day,

Lu Heng received news that Luo Yuncheng had reported for duty. Although he wasn't surprised, he decided to meet with him anyway.

After all, Luo Yuncheng's Third Transition Source Material "Void Hunter" needed to be extracted.

Since this wasn't an interview, it was just Lu Heng meeting with Luo Yuncheng alone.

Upon seeing Lu Heng, Luo Yuncheng immediately stood at attention and saluted, "Mr. Lu."

Lu Heng waved his hand to indicate Luo Yuncheng should sit and said, "I've asked you here to discuss the matter of your Source Material. I mentioned during the interview that the 'Void Hunter' Source Material doesn't suit your Class progression path, remember?"

Luo Yuncheng nodded and replied, "Yes, it was in a dangerous situation and for the sake of breaking through that I absorbed this Source Material."

Lu Heng then asked, "So, are you willing to extract the 'Void Hunter' Source Material? You need to think it through; the extraction process is quite painful."

Luo Yuncheng nodded again and answered, "I am willing. This Source Material indeed doesn't suit my Class progression path."

Lu Heng nodded and said, "That's right. The 'Void Hunter' Source Material is very suited for another Special Forces instructor. So, if it is extracted, I may take this piece of Source Material and, in exchange, provide you with other resources as compensation.

"And because I want the 'Void Hunter' Source Material, I don't want this to come across as if I am forcing the extraction, understand?"

Luo Yuncheng nodded earnestly, "Of course, I am volunteering to extract this Third Transition Source Material. If I had a way to do it myself, I would have done so long ago."

Lu Heng continued, "Are you willing to let me handle this 'Void Hunter' Source Material? If so, under what conditions would you like to make the exchange?"

Luo Yuncheng hurriedly replied, "I will follow orders. Just command me, Mr. Lu. There's no need for explanations."

Lu Heng waved his hand, "It's better to discuss things clearly. If you're unsure what resources to exchange for,

"I have a suggestion. I've noticed in your Skill Set there is a D-level Skill, which has a decent effect, but it's too low in level. I could help upgrade this Skill to C-level.

"Moreover, you'll get an extra chance to upgrade a Skill; you can choose which one yourself. Do you think such an exchange is fair?"

After hearing the method of exchange, Luo Yuncheng was momentarily stunned before asking with curiosity, "Upgrade a Skill?"

Lu Heng nodded, "Yes, but there are risks of failure involved, and it will consume Divine Energy. I'll explain the specifics of the upgrade process to you. It's up to you to decide if you are willing."

Luo Yuncheng promptly nodded and agreed, "Yes, I am willing."

For him, upgrading a Skill was far too difficult, given it is a reward from World Tasks, which are no less challenging than obtaining Source Material.

In fact, for an ordinary Superpower User, upgrading a Skill is much more difficult than obtaining Source Material.

Especially for those cultivated by major powers, Source Material can be bought with money, even though the cost is astronomical. As long as something has a price, it can be purchased.

Even if it can't be bought with money, it could be traded for with resources.

Upgrading Skills is different. Aside from special methods like Moon Well Spring Water, only World Task rewards can be used to upgrade Skills.

And for ordinary Superpower Users, even completing Challenge Tasks is commendable; World Tasks are so difficult that most don't dare to aspire to them.

Therefore, upon learning he could upgrade a Skill, and not just one but two, Luo Yuncheng agreed without hesitation.

After the deal was made, Lu Heng asked Lin Zeyu to gather the necessary materials to extract the "Void Hunter" Source Material from Luo Yuncheng and then upgraded two of his Skills.

Upon successful extraction of the "Void Hunter" Source Material, it was given directly to Lin Zeyu.

The ability of the "Void Hunter" Class was "Void Ballistics," a standard ranged Class, perfectly matching Lin Zeyu's Class progression path.

Lu Heng had initially taken the "Void Hunter" Source Material with the intention of giving it to him.

"After absorption, test the effects, and if you find them satisfactory, proceed with the Class fusion. The Moon Well Water is ready," Lu Heng gave him the Source Material and patted his shoulder.

After going through the data of "Void Hunter" Source Material, Lin Zeyu excitedly said, "Just by looking at the data description, it's incredibly powerful. There's no need to test; I'll go drink the Moon Well Spring Water right now."

Moon Well Spring Water could induce Divine Effects into a Class, and both Lu Heng and Su Muyu had already completed their Third Transition Class fusion with it.

Lin Zeyu had also obtained a bottle of Moon Well Spring Water from Elf World, but due to not finding a suitable Third Transition Source Material, he had not had the chance to use it; now, it finally had a purpose.